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  • Read an Excerpt from Russell Banks' Stunning New Novel of Confession and Secrets, Foregone
    Read an Excerpt from Russell Banks' Stunning New Novel of Confession and Secrets, Foregone
    February 09, 2021

    Read an Excerpt from Russell Banks' Stunning New Novel of Confession and Secrets, Foregone

    Russell Banks is one of American letters' most treasured writers, exploring themes of violence, alienation, luck, and justice, often set against the backdrop of seemingly peaceful small towns in novels ...

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